Welcome to Cortina d’Ampezzo
The Italian supermodel of ski resorts, Cortina d'Ampezzo is icy, pricey and undeniably beautiful. The town's stone church spires and pleasant cascading piazzas are framed by magnificent alps. It doubles as a slightly less glamorous but still stunning summertime base for hiking, biking and rock climbing.
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Dolomiti and First World War Sites Ski Tour from Cortina d'Ampezzo
The centre point of the First World War ski tour is the symbolic mountain of the 1st world war, Mount Col di Lana. The 80 km (49 mi) tour takes you around this mountain. Everywhere, you will find traces of World War 1: artefacts from the war era, trenches running right through the rocks, parapet walks and forts. At the Cinque Torri the Italian trenches can be seen and on the Lagazuoi, you can visit the Austrian machine gun post and just below it the guard post with the officers’ shack, with skis at its feet. The Armentarola slope is one of the most fascinating environments of the Dolomites. At the bottom, a horse-drawn tow takes the skiers to the slopes of the Badia Valley, where they proceed to Arabba, Padon and Marmolada. The stop for lunch is in a traditional mountain refuge to taste some traditional dishes.
Kronplatz Full-Day Guided Ski or Snowboard Tour with Transport
A day on the slopes in Kronplatz really does offer everything you could wish for on holiday. This mighty mountain between Bruneck-Brunico, St. Vigil-San Viglio and Valdaora-Olang has 32 state-of-the-art lifts serving 119 km of pistes catering for all abilities: beginners, cruisers and experts. Intermediate skiers will appreciate the wide runs down into the valley, while ambitious skiers and snowboarders can test their mettle on the Black Five. The tour starts with a departure from the hotel at 9.00 a.m. You will be in Kronplatz around 10.00 a.m. and after a short break for a coffee, you will start the day on the snow. According to your ski or snowboard level, and your requests, the guide will choose the best slopes. The stop for lunch is in a traditional mountain refuge to taste some traditional dishes. You will be back at the hotel around 4.00 p.m. Technical details: over 100km of slopes 30 refuge skipass: Dolomiti Superski 5 black slopes
Hidden Valley Ski Tour
The Hidden Valley drops-in from the top of the Lagazuoi mountain at 2,752m, adjacent to the famous Rifugio. The Fanes mountain range can be seen to the right of the run while descending and is just a majestic sight. The valley walls to the left are smaller but scattered with frozen waterfalls, one of which you ski right under. It isn’t a water-fall, really, this is water that has seeped through the rock to be frozen on its passage to the valley floor. The colours, shapes and scale are mesmerising. The run twists and turns for 7 km, creating a mysterious and secret ambience. Once at the bottom of the trail, you have the option of taking the horse drag, a great experience, where you hold on to ropes pulled by a pair of horses as they take you along the flat frozen river bed to the next lift. Technical details: refuges skipass: Dolomiti Superski
Dolomiti Ski Tour: Sellaronda from Cortina d'Ampezzo
We will reach Corvara with a boarderline’s shuttle. From Corvara we are able to enter Sella Ronda directly. We go up to Gardena and take the Dantercepies run down to Wolkenstein in Gardena Valley. In the middle of the village we enter the gondola up to the Ciampinoi peak. A small side-trip brings us on the Col Rodella. Here we have a view down to the valley of Fassa, we then go down-hill to the Lupo Bianco hut, a nice place to take a break.The gondola gets you in the main ski area of Canazei. Then you're off on an 8km (4.5 mi) long run, to Arabba. Soon it gets really steep; beginners can take a less steep passing route that runs beside this. Then a lift brings will bring you back to Corvara and Colfosco and after a short and wide run and with the next chairlift you reach a bear hut. From here there is a great view and in the background, you can see the Marmolada.Then the tour goes on with the next run to the lift station short behind the Campologno pass. A chairlift takes you up to the Crep de Munt on the direct run to Corvara.
Dolomiti Ski Tour: Super 8 Lagazuoi and 5 Torri from Cortina d'Ampezzo
The Ski Tour winds its way around the mountains in an 8-shape, along beautiful and varied slopes, and can be accessed via the lifts of Bai de Dones and Passo Giau, to Passo Falzarego and Armentarola. From Lagazuoi, you'll descend into the lovely Hidden Valley through magnificent mountain scenery and finishing with a horse-drawn lift ride. High altitude refuges with panoramic terraces, frozen waterfalls, and high quality services all contribute to a unique experience which even includes a horse powered ski pull. The Super8 ski tour is a must-do experience when skiing in Cortina, offering breathtaking views of the most famous Dolomite peaks like the Tofana, Pelmo, Civetta, Marmolada, Fanes, Averau, 5 Torri, and Conturines.Before you begin the tour you have to stop in order to admire the view at the top of Lagazuoi (2800 mt.) from the Tofana, up to the Marmolada and Sella group.
Ski Tour Cortina d'Ampezzo: Faloria-Cristallo
The departure is at 9am or at 1pm.We will take Faloria cable car and ski in this area. The skiing here is hidden from Cortina, there are slopes of all levels of difficulty, all with a marvelous view over the Ampezzo Valley. There are many mountain refuges in this area to enjoy a little break, if needed. Then we move to Cristallo and discover this area.Faloria2 cable cars, 5 chair lifts, 1 ski lift cable car Cortina-Mandres-Faloria, vertical drop of 893 meters. Chair lift Girilanda-Tondi 1 and 2, vertical drop of 325 meters. Ski lift of Tondi, vertical drop of 134 meters. Chair lift A.A. Alpe Faloria-Tondi "Vitelli", vertical drop of 340 meters. Chair lift Rio Gere-Pian de Ra Bigontina, vertical drop of 67 meters. Chair lift A.A. Pian Bigontina-Costa Faloria, vertical drop of 313 meters.Cristallo2 Chair lifts chair lift Rio Gere-Son Forca, vertical drop of 532 meters. Chair lift Padeon-Son Forca, vertical drop of 208 meters.